Aneoth wrote:Edit-addendum: In case of inclement weather, and as a better means of knowing who is who, the first meeting place has now been revised to:We will meet inside the Frisco mall and in the Barnes and Noble Bookstore, at the D&D Section, also in the Fantasy/Science fiction section of the store. The Barnes and Noble Bookstore is a two-story store and the AD&D section is on the top floor, across from the Cheesecake Factory, near the South side of the mall.
Aneoth wrote:It was a blast. We met at the Barnes and Noble bookstore as stated above and after introductions we talked for a few minutes, and then hunger took over our minds and we headed next door to a California Style Pizza place to have lunch. We then talked all through that and then as we had taken up a table in a crowded restaurant for too long one of us thought we should vacate so that others could sit down for dinner, so we then headed back to the bookstore and occupied an uncrowded Starbucks inside and we were able to talk at leisure for another 3 hours or more...... This was only my second ever visit to a Starbucks Coffee shop, and the first time was just last night, after dinner with some friends. My only two visits to Starbucks and they were on consecutive days… Go figure. The subjects of our conversation ranged from TSR games, to Gygax and friends, to the TSR/WOTC transition period, to artists, and writers of RPG items, to the appalling lack of interest from the powers that be in holding any sort of decent GENCON or similar convention in North Texas, to our individual collections, not just D&D items either, to on-line happenings, to wish lists for D&D and non D&D stuff, and to what our favorite modules or games are, which video, or computer games we play if any, whether any of us still play tabletop D&D. Only one of us does still play on a regular basis, but we learned that all of us want to. Unfortunately, we have been thus far unable to find enough folks to start a game going close to our homes. BadMike being that exception, he has been DMing for gazillions of years with friends and family near his place and still does to this day, but he said that he can never seem to find anyone to DM a game for him to play in. Poor guy, but at least he gets to delve into role-playing, even if only as a DM. And that is more than I can say.I'll trade with ya BadMike... It was also quite interesting to learn that we all seem to collect more than one sort of seemingly unrelated item. For instance I also collect (older) Pro and non pro Football Cards, while another person collects antique video games and game boxes and still another collects ALL sorts of RPG games and supplements, and he has traveled all over the USA and while doing so visited many garage sales, old book stores and various other places building up an immense stock for his on-line business. I must admit that I was humbled by my relative lack of knowledge and at the same time I was quite impressed with the other guy's knowledge of all things RPGish….Overall, I believe it was a resounding success and before parting ways late this afternoon, we all agreed that we must have another meeting at some time in the near future. Personally, I had a lot of fun talking D&D and other things with like minded folks. And I truly recommend this sort of thing for all the others here who have folks with similar interests near them.
outskirtsofinfiniti wrote:Bah, Dallas isn't North Texas... Lubbock is North Texas, Amarillo, too. Of course, there is nothing way out here. Nothing. Oh well, hopefully I'll be moving in half a year or so to greener pastures.
